Table 1.
Patients potentially having ACNES visiting the emergency department of a Dutch teaching hospital in 2011-2012
| 2011 | 2012 | 2011/2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient file containing key words ‘ACNES’, ‘intercostal neuralgia’ or ‘abdominal wall pain’ (n) | 250 | 223 | 473 |
| Presenting to ED with a non abdominal illness (n) | 114 | 72 | 186 |
| Trauma | 52 | 27 | 79 |
| Fever/malaise | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| Pulmonary | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Cardiac | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Neurological | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Skin infection and/or abscess | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Collapse | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Other | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Presenting with abdominal pain (n) | 136 | 151 | 287 |
| ACNES (n) | 41 | 56 | 97 |
| Excluding patients outside MMC adherence area (n) | −6 | −3 | −9 |
| Diagnosis ACNES within MMC adherence area (n) | 35 | 53 | 88 |